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Thinking and Communicating Like a Psychologist 2
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ps1108
Module code: PS1108 This module builds on skills developed from PS1104. Team work is one of the fundamental skills employers look for, so for the duration of this module, you will be working in groups.
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Evolution in Health and Disease
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs2071
Module code: BS2071 The old chestnut says “nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution”. Given that medicine is a subset of biology, evolution must also be of importance to those interested in human health and disease.
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Research Projects
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/digital-culture/areas
Wellcome Trust Creative Engagement Fellowship Funded by the Wellcome Trust’s ‘Institutional Strategic Support Fund’ (ISSF), the Institute for Digital Culture is partnering with Attenborough Arts Centre to support a six-month creative Fellowship.
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Management Professor presents research to NHS employers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/management-professor-presents-research-to-nhs-employers
The School of Management’s Stephen Wood, Professor of Management, speaking at the NHS Employers Autumn Workforce Summit at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, on 13 October, stressed that employee involvement can simultaneously improve both patient outcomes and efficiency...
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Origins of Pepyss famous diary unravelled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/origins-of-pepys2019s-famous-diary-unravelled
The diary of the seventeenth-century cultural icon Samuel Pepys - which contains references to bribery, illicit sex, and criticisms of powerful men – has an enduring legacy, and Dr Kate Loveman from the School of English will be unravelling why it was written at an event at...
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Research reveals devastating effect war has on childrens mental health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/research-reveals-devastating-effect-war-has-on-children2019s-mental-health
Violence and conflict in areas affected by war, such as Gaza, can have a devastating effect on the mental health of the children exposed to it, according to Professor Panos Vostanis from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.
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New technology to revolutionise bedside tumour diagnosis in patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/new-technology-to-revolutionise-bedside-tumour-diagnosis-in-patients
Researchers from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham are developing a revolutionary mini gamma ray camera that will improve the diagnosis of tumours and lymph nodes from patients’ bedsides.
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New project to help tailor cancer treatments for individual patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/new-project-to-help-tailor-cancer-treatments-for-individual-patients
A new project led by Dr Julian Barwell (pictured) from the Department of Genetics hopes to help move the treatment of human disease from a 'one size fits all' approach to one of tailoring treatment to individual patients.
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Research shows professionals moving from private sector into teaching experience significant levels of frustration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-professionals-moving-from-private-sector-into-teaching-experience-2018significant-levels-of-frustration2019
Professionals moving from the private sector into teaching experience ‘significant levels of frustration’ with a perceived lack of acknowledgement from colleagues about the ‘added value’ they bring to the role, according to research led by Dr Chris Wilkins (pictured) in...
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Research to examine how children use social media to promote mental wellbeing and seek health advice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-to-examine-how-children-use-social-media-to-promote-mental-wellbeing-and-seek-health-advice
A new project led by Dr Michelle O'Reilly from the Department of Sociology aims to explore the role social media plays in promoting mental health and wellbeing in children.